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there is still many in washington who believe otherwise. they believe government spending is what spurs our economy and creates prosperity. beginning on january 5, the american people will watch their congress do something differently. , at least in one house. beginning in january, the house will become the outpost in washington for the american people and their desire for a smaller, less costly, and more accountable government. the president's agenda may be the agenda of washington, but beginning january 5, the agenda of this house will be the agenda of the american people the people's priorities will be our priorities. we have laid the groundwork for action and in the 45 days since the election, under leadership of our transition committee ourgreg walton and others, we have banned earmarks, a raised to have cameras installed in the rules committee, we have reduced the size of committees so they can work more effectively and do a better job of oversight. we have also instituted reforms like cut as you go which makes it harder to increase s
there is still many in washington who believe otherwise. they believe government spending is what spurs our economy and creates prosperity. beginning on january 5, the american people will watch their congress do something differently. , at least in one house. beginning in january, the house will become the outpost in washington for the american people and their desire for a smaller, less costly, and more accountable government. the president's agenda may be the agenda of washington, but...
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he will be a guest on "washington journal." that is said 7:45 a.m. eastern here on c-span. every 10 years the results of the u.s. census to size the makeup of the house of representatives. we spoke to a reporter about the political implications. and the u.s.. the new number is 309 million americans. the headline, the gop-leaning figure began to manifest itself in the house? >> we will start sin rust belt to the sun belt. texas is the big winner. it is 28 four more seats in the house ofgeorgia, south carolina, nevada, they will get more representatives. whereas ohio, the big loser, will lose two seats. as will new york. but throughout the rust belt, iowa, illinois, pennsylvania, massachusetts, new jersey -- all losing one seat, which means that there is going to be a battle royales breaking out as the state's righe their congressional districts. >> the shift in the population, does it shift political views? are we becoming more conservative? >> no, i do not think that you can make that assertion. a lot of the ships are not just population movements from the north to the sout
he will be a guest on "washington journal." that is said 7:45 a.m. eastern here on c-span. every 10 years the results of the u.s. census to size the makeup of the house of representatives. we spoke to a reporter about the political implications. and the u.s.. the new number is 309 million americans. the headline, the gop-leaning figure began to manifest itself in the house? >> we will start sin rust belt to the sun belt. texas is the big winner. it is 28 four more seats in the...
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this morning on "washington journal" we want to hear
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coming up on "washington journal, we will take your questions and comments. later, a pentagon briefing on operations in the of eastern afghanistan. coming up this morning, a look at the conflict in north and south korea with michael auslin of the american enterprise institute. institute.
coming up on "washington journal, we will take your questions and comments. later, a pentagon briefing on operations in the of eastern afghanistan. coming up this morning, a look at the conflict in north and south korea with michael auslin of the american enterprise institute. institute.
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war strategy in afghanistan from today's "washington journal." this is 30 minutes. , k fellow at the new american security. he is a former army ranger himself and served as a civilian adviser to retired general stanley mcchrystal. he served on the assessment team and was on active duty in the u.s. army from 2000-2004, leading a platoon of army rangers in 2002 in iraq -- and was in iraq in 2004. what did you hear, what do you think this recent report was intended to signal? a guest: i think it was intended to signal that we need more time before we can determine whether or not we are having success, especially regarding afghanistan and pakistan. against al qaeda, it seems that the administration is pretty confident that they are having an affect on al qaeda, leadership. with afghanistan and pakistan, it is difficult to brave the administration's hallmark because so many of the important metrics -- to grade the administration's homework because so many of the import metrics are subjective. certainly, it is too soon to tell whether or not the admini
war strategy in afghanistan from today's "washington journal." this is 30 minutes. , k fellow at the new american security. he is a former army ranger himself and served as a civilian adviser to retired general stanley mcchrystal. he served on the assessment team and was on active duty in the u.s. army from 2000-2004, leading a platoon of army rangers in 2002 in iraq -- and was in iraq in 2004. what did you hear, what do you think this recent report was intended to signal? a guest: i...
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it is not washington's concern. is the argument going to be these are extremely worthy programs and all the legitimate for washington to be running, but we do not have the money to pay for it? or are we going to gradually add incrementally articulate the new proposition? we are not spending money on this because it is not washington's concern. we would be rebuilding trust in the federal government if they restrain themselves to their fundamental responsibilities. would they do a better job if they were not trying to do way too much? the question i want to propose to our panel, and maybe they have an example, i totally agree that when there is a problem to solve, the incremental steps make more sense. obviously the government is not good. there is an instinctive conservatism on the part of the public. i think there is a natural resistance to this. there are national problems with no appropriate federal solutions. that is something the new congress ought to grapple with. they will begin returning washington to its pop
it is not washington's concern. is the argument going to be these are extremely worthy programs and all the legitimate for washington to be running, but we do not have the money to pay for it? or are we going to gradually add incrementally articulate the new proposition? we are not spending money on this because it is not washington's concern. we would be rebuilding trust in the federal government if they restrain themselves to their fundamental responsibilities. would they do a better job if...
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then "washington journal" will take your calls. president obama signs the repeal of the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" . policy you can see the signing today on our companion network c-span3. >> is to not take a constitutional crisis or a financial calamity to summon from each of us the greatness of which we are capable. >> as the one in 11 countries reaches its final days, -- hundred and 11th congress reaches its final days, he can find them all online at c- span.org. every weekend, experience american history tv starting saturday at 8:00 a.m. eastern. here historic speeches and eyewitness accounts of an offense that h -- toar historic speak witness accounts of things that shaped our nation. >> we spoke to a reporter about the political implications of the 2010 census. >> the initial population figures show three entered 9 million americans 30 -- 309 million americans. how does this figure manifest itself for new numbers in the house? >> there is going to be a shift to the sunbelt. they are all going to get more of representa
then "washington journal" will take your calls. president obama signs the repeal of the 17-year-old "don't ask, don't tell" . policy you can see the signing today on our companion network c-span3. >> is to not take a constitutional crisis or a financial calamity to summon from each of us the greatness of which we are capable. >> as the one in 11 countries reaches its final days, -- hundred and 11th congress reaches its final days, he can find them all online at...
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in the end, -- when i am in washington, i see washington media, i listen to washington radio, but i do not represent washington, and i do not think my constituents want me to represent washington. i cannot represent them if i am never home. i think we need bigger breaks. when we are in washington, the there for longer periods of time, more time to get stuff done, but then have more full weeks where we are back in the districts to talk to our constituents, listen to our constituents, and remember that is where we live. otherwise, we will not represent where we come from. host: next phone call from st. charles, missouri. democrat line. caller: you seem like a nice man but i have a problem with your party. it seems you all are not interested in governing, only turninit over to the private sector. they want everything in private hand medicaid, medicare advantage. it costs them another 17% for them to administer the program. if the republicans were intested in lowering the deficit, they would eliminate tax cuts for the rich. over $700 blion, which we borrowed from china, is the cost of thes
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here is "the washington post." it says -- host: theenate is hoping to complete the tax bill on tuesday. fresno, jeff, independent line. go ahead. caller: i always felt that both parties have their points of view, and i always wished that when one party was in power that they could pass some of their points of view that i actually agree with and when the other party is in power that they can pass some of their points of view. an example. i believe w do need some type of health care and i doelieve weeed probably more green jobs, but othe other token i believe that immigration should be stronger than it is. so, i believeoth parties have their ideas and i wish they could govern that way. i am not sure if that is moderate or not. host: seattle, washington. david, democrats' line. caller: let me put oluck -- put it like this. when george bu was running the country for that eight years he was not a moderate and was a conservative and basically ran the country into the ground. we elected barack obama specifically to get us
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. >> today, "washington journal," with your live phone calls. after that, the u.s. house. reimbursement to medical providers. in about 45 minutes, we will discuss taxes with congressman john campbell and keith ellison. later, fannie mae and freddie mac with financial analyst janet tavakoli. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] host: good morning, thursday, december 9. a day of great deliberation and dealmakin
. >> today, "washington journal," with your live phone calls. after that, the u.s. house. reimbursement to medical providers. in about 45 minutes, we will discuss taxes with congressman john campbell and keith ellison. later, fannie mae and freddie mac with financial analyst janet tavakoli. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] host: good morning, thursday, december 9. a day of great deliberation and...
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we do not need one more washington center, washington driven agenda. we need a citizen-focused and citizen-generated agenda. that's what we will try to provide the arena for. guest: about what the caller said about cable news, there's obviously a big food fight atmosphere to a lot of people. i worry a lot more, not about the 3 million people or 5 million people who watch a lot of cable tv and get too much slanted political information -- i worry about the 125 million people who get much less political information than their parents and grandparents did. we are moving toward a world in which the best informed americans are so much more informed than they were a generation ago, but many americans are much worse informed. it's that kind of information oligarchy that is one of the powerful and destructive forces in american politics. if you do not know what is going on, you will be taking advantage of. that's the backdrop to the financial crisis. all kinds of decisions were made that were too technical and too boring for people to follow. trillions of doll
we do not need one more washington center, washington driven agenda. we need a citizen-focused and citizen-generated agenda. that's what we will try to provide the arena for. guest: about what the caller said about cable news, there's obviously a big food fight atmosphere to a lot of people. i worry a lot more, not about the 3 million people or 5 million people who watch a lot of cable tv and get too much slanted political information -- i worry about the 125 million people who get much less...
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the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, madam speaker. this legislation takes h.r. 81, the shark conservation act of 2010, which passed this house in march of last year, and adds several other fisheries provisions, all of which i support. my colleague has adequately explained and described what is in this small fisheries package, and i do not object to this legislation. action by this house will clear these measures for the president and with that i ask my friend from guam if she has any speakers because i'm prepared to yield back if she's prepared to finish. ms. bordallo: madam speaker, i have no additional requests for time and would inquire of the minority. mr. hastings: i will yield back my time and urge adoption. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington yields back. the gentlewoman from guam is recognized. ms. bordallo: madam speaker, in closing, i urg
the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, madam speaker. this legislation takes h.r. 81, the shark conservation act of 2010, which passed this house in march of last year, and adds several other fisheries provisions, all of which i support. my colleague has adequately explained and described what is in this small fisheries package,...
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c-span -- washington your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. >> last may u.s. capital markets experienced a crash which caused the dow industrial average to fall 100 points in a matter of minutes. we look into the cause of the crash and the regulatory response. if witnesses include securities and exchange commission mary schapiro and commodities futures trading commission gary ginsberg. this is just under three hours. >> today u.s. capital markets which traditionally have been the envy of the world are fractured, vulnerable to system failures and trading abuses, and are operating with oversight blindspots. the very markets that we rely on to jump start our economy and invest in america's future are susceptible to market dysfunctions that jeopardize investor confidence. i want to begin by thanking chairman jack reed, his ranking member senator bunning, and our colleagues on their subcommittee, the securities, insurance, and investment subcommittee, who have already held hearings on these iss
c-span -- washington your way. a public service created by america's cable companies. >> last may u.s. capital markets experienced a crash which caused the dow industrial average to fall 100 points in a matter of minutes. we look into the cause of the crash and the regulatory response. if witnesses include securities and exchange commission mary schapiro and commodities futures trading commission gary ginsberg. this is just under three hours. >> today u.s. capital markets which...
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washington urged them to re-enlist and no one did. he made a second plea, not knowing he had the power to raise their salary and his plea was so heartfelt because they knew this man's heart. and he later found out the power he had. precedent. the precedent came when george washington won the revolution and did what no man before or is since has ever done. he did what's depicted in that picture where he is standing there with his resignation in his hand and he says here's all the power back. i did what you asked with absolute integrity and now i'm going home. that's a resident. that is incredible humility and credibility that we haven't seen here in a long time. that's a precedent. talk of precedent during chairman range will's hearing, compared to those kinds of precedents. when george washington resigned, he sent a resignation letter to the 13 governors. and at the end of that resignation letter and it was circulated throughout the 13 states, he ended with these words, what a precedent this is. i now make it my earnest prayer that go
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news service, washington correspondent. >> one of the reasons it has not gained a lot of traction in congress. >> i would agree with you. there hasn't been a lot of traction in congress, because it is an odd issue for congress to deal with. we're asking congress to give states more authority. and this -- i mean, my employer, this is a states rights issue. they want congress to grant them more rights than they have under the constitution today, which congress has the authority to do the perception is tax related. we are gaining traction. more than half the states have sales tax. georgia becomes a member january 1. we think we're making progress. we're actively working with the remaining states to convince them to change their law and make their lives easier for retailers. we believe if we change the law, we will have more traction in congress. >> most people that buy online, because you said, that practice is growing, more and more people are shopping on line than ever before. they don't pale those sales taxes to the states. when i buy off ebay i don't pay sales tax to my state for my
news service, washington correspondent. >> one of the reasons it has not gained a lot of traction in congress. >> i would agree with you. there hasn't been a lot of traction in congress, because it is an odd issue for congress to deal with. we're asking congress to give states more authority. and this -- i mean, my employer, this is a states rights issue. they want congress to grant them more rights than they have under the constitution today, which congress has the authority to do...
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washington your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome michael auslin from the american enterprise institute, his focus is foreign and defense policy and our focus is what is happening along the korean peninsula. tensions continue to rise in the attacks earlier this year by north korea. assess the situation. guest: i think what we are seeing is a combination of normal north korean actions but also the possibility we are entering into a very turbulent period because of the potential regime change in north korea. what we usually see in north korea is that there are out reaches on the part of north korea to try to get negotiating partners in the united states and japan and south korea back to the six-party talks, trying to get concessions. when that doesn't happen, usually there is a provocation on the north's part or sometimes the provocation comes first, it in which case they expect washington, seoul, tokyo would try -- some concession to get back to the six-party talks. that is what we have been seeing happening a
washington your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to welcome michael auslin from the american enterprise institute, his focus is foreign and defense policy and our focus is what is happening along the korean peninsula. tensions continue to rise in the attacks earlier this year by north korea. assess the situation. guest: i think what we are seeing is a combination of normal north korean actions but also the possibility we are entering into a very turbulent...
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this is washington your way, the cspan network's now available in more than 1 million homes, created by cable and provided as a public service. >> coming up next this morning, "washington journal" takes your calls. the u.s. represent -- the u.s. house of representatives returns to work to give health care to 9/11 responders. coming up in 45 minutes, a look at the 2010 census results and what redistricting could mean in 2012. our guest is david wasserman of the cook political report. we wta
this is washington your way, the cspan network's now available in more than 1 million homes, created by cable and provided as a public service. >> coming up next this morning, "washington journal" takes your calls. the u.s. represent -- the u.s. house of representatives returns to work to give health care to 9/11 responders. coming up in 45 minutes, a look at the 2010 census results and what redistricting could mean in 2012. our guest is david wasserman of the cook political...
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compromise is inevitable in washington, d.c. keeping our workers safe, healthy, and alive is nonnegotiable. i implore my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to remember that. it's clear that we can no longer rely on a system of fines and citations to protect our miners and we must have the ability to swiftly shut down unsafe minds to save lives. we must dim the culture of profit at all costs that treats safety upgrades as a budget line item rather than a legal and moral necessity. we have the opportunity to defend countless american workers and i ask you to join me in this never ending fight. this bill -- this bill puts forth commonsense reforms that are long overdue. it holds irresponsible mine operators accountable. one of my most unforgettable and heartbreaking moments in my congressional career occurred in a mine safety hearing. a young boy whos father perished in a mining accident came up and asked me if i could attend one of his soccer games because quote, his daddy was in heaven and couldn't go." every worker deserves t
compromise is inevitable in washington, d.c. keeping our workers safe, healthy, and alive is nonnegotiable. i implore my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to remember that. it's clear that we can no longer rely on a system of fines and citations to protect our miners and we must have the ability to swiftly shut down unsafe minds to save lives. we must dim the culture of profit at all costs that treats safety upgrades as a budget line item rather than a legal and moral necessity. we have the...
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housing market from today's "washington journal." yun is chief economist and senior vice president of the national association of realtors. are you seeing any signs for optimism? guest: let's remember, we had a home buyer tax credit stimulus throughout last year and the first half of this year, so the home sale activity has been respectable. i will not see great and good. respectable during the period we have the tax credits and once the tax credit and we saw a sharp op off. in a couple months we have seen the natural revival given the job creation, very high affordability conditions, meaning that the mortgage rates are very low. so, we have seen buyers returning to the marketplace. host: you are looking at numbers, the state of the u.s. using market, international association of realtors. existing home sales in october down 2.2%, pending home sales and october up 10.4% and medium sales price about $170,000, down nearly 1% from last year. what do those numbers mean to you? guest: existing home sales measures act of the closings. sign
housing market from today's "washington journal." yun is chief economist and senior vice president of the national association of realtors. are you seeing any signs for optimism? guest: let's remember, we had a home buyer tax credit stimulus throughout last year and the first half of this year, so the home sale activity has been respectable. i will not see great and good. respectable during the period we have the tax credits and once the tax credit and we saw a sharp op off. in a...
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are a symptom of a broken washington. -- earmarks, to many americans, are a symptom of a broken washington. i would hope that they would listen to the american people and follow the example that we will set in the house. thank you. >> by voice vote, the house has voted to continue funding government operations through next tuesday at midnight. members will have to return next week. they also passed the defense bill to authorize the pentagon to spend money on the wars in iraq and afghanistan. there will not be major restrictions on the conduct of operations. it has been held up over controversy on the band for openly gay people serving in the military. the senate still must act on the measure for it to go to the president. mr. speaker, today is the beginning of the end of a long journey. a journey that started with the submission of the president's budget on february 1. the law requires the president to send us a budget and he did his duty. but our obligation considering the budget goes deeper. the founding fathers entrust
are a symptom of a broken washington. -- earmarks, to many americans, are a symptom of a broken washington. i would hope that they would listen to the american people and follow the example that we will set in the house. thank you. >> by voice vote, the house has voted to continue funding government operations through next tuesday at midnight. members will have to return next week. they also passed the defense bill to authorize the pentagon to spend money on the wars in iraq and...
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c-span -- washington your way. a national service created by america's cable companies. >> president obama signed a bill into law today expanding the federal school lunch program by 115,000 students. the health the hunger-free act was supported by michelle obama. pelosi joined by nancy and kathleen sebelius. this is 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentleman, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. >> hello, hello, hello! thank you. thank you very much. thank you so much. thank you, everybody. please, please have a seat. good morning, everybody. >> good morning. >> i want to thank all the students and faculty said here at tubman elementary for hosting us today at your beautiful school. and we want to thank principal harry hughes for doing outstanding work here. give them all a big round of applause. [applause] we are thrilled to be here with all of you as i sign the healthy, hunger-free kids act -- a bill that is vitally important to the health and welfare of our kids into our country. but before i do
c-span -- washington your way. a national service created by america's cable companies. >> president obama signed a bill into law today expanding the federal school lunch program by 115,000 students. the health the hunger-free act was supported by michelle obama. pelosi joined by nancy and kathleen sebelius. this is 25 minutes. >> ladies and gentleman, the president of the united states and mrs. michelle obama. >> hello, hello, hello! thank you. thank you very much. thank you...
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there needs to be a restraining order on washington. restore fiscal sanity in washington. american families and small businesses can't afford for congress to play chicken with their hard-earned tax dollars rather than renewing the tax cuts. dragging the debate in the next year, the result will be more money taken out of american family paychecks, impeded job creation and partisan political bickering. i would repeal the a.m.t. and permanently abolish the estate tax and insist that the unemployment compensation be offset by commonsense spending reduction. president obama won't sign the extension without the unemployment provision that makes the 2001 and 2003 tax relief permanent. congress must develop and adopt the plan to eliminate the deficit like any business or family in financial trouble. congress must learn from the mistakes by the bailout culture and support policies to improve the economic climate for entrepreneurs and small businesses. the road to prosperity allows you to take more home to your family and enjoy the economic freedom that has been the hallmark of amer
there needs to be a restraining order on washington. restore fiscal sanity in washington. american families and small businesses can't afford for congress to play chicken with their hard-earned tax dollars rather than renewing the tax cuts. dragging the debate in the next year, the result will be more money taken out of american family paychecks, impeded job creation and partisan political bickering. i would repeal the a.m.t. and permanently abolish the estate tax and insist that the...
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i think the problem in washington too often is that we are historians and not future is. we are at a very different moment in economic history. this is the third economic revolution. it has only taken 30 years. we are witnessing what a global economy is. we are acting in ways that we are not familiar with to make strong and decisive decisions. i want to put on the table some things i do not think are necessarily part of this report, but i think goes to the whole question of jobs, economic growth, and competitiveness. one is the tax system. i think you have hit the sweet spot on tax expenditures and lowering rates. we need to clean up this mess up so americans do not have to hire tax accountants every time they make a business decision. that is not how we should do business in america. two, when it comes to health care, i appreciate that we want to go back and take a look at obama and health care. i think we need to go forward. we are the only nation on earth that puts a price on our health care against the cost of our products. the problem we have in health care will not
i think the problem in washington too often is that we are historians and not future is. we are at a very different moment in economic history. this is the third economic revolution. it has only taken 30 years. we are witnessing what a global economy is. we are acting in ways that we are not familiar with to make strong and decisive decisions. i want to put on the table some things i do not think are necessarily part of this report, but i think goes to the whole question of jobs, economic...
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washington, your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is the co- director for the campaign for america's future. guest: the campaign for america's character is an advocacy group focused on economic issues. we want to make sure the u.s. economy is as strong going into the future as it has been in previous decades. we are very, very focused on building a robust full- employment economy and building a political movement to make sure that it happens. host: in your organizations mind, what would lead to a robust economy? guest: we are in a very difficult situation right now. is similar to the time after world war ii where we had a huge fiscal deficit where we spent so much money on the war, but we also were in danger of a falling back into recession. equally, president obama has recently just got us out of a deep recession, but so far we are not creating jobs. we are not investing in the future. we are strongly supportive of of an investment project that would get the u.s. economy creating jobs and growing again. if we did tha
washington, your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is the co- director for the campaign for america's future. guest: the campaign for america's character is an advocacy group focused on economic issues. we want to make sure the u.s. economy is as strong going into the future as it has been in previous decades. we are very, very focused on building a robust full- employment economy and building a political movement to make sure that it happens. host: in your...
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c-span of video library, washington your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is congressman mike coffman, republican of colorado and member of the armed services committee here to talk about afghanistan. in "the post" a preview the president's report and they say were review site strides, less confident and afghan governments. what you looking for? guest: where we are at right now -- real concerns that we in fact -- we are making progress on the ground militarily, but i think what the report so far identifies, although the final one will not be out until tomorrow, is clearly that the government's peace is lacking and we are able to take ground, old ground, but we can't transfer because they don't have the capacity right down to do that government's peace. that is a significant. what is going to be the strategy going forward, i think that will be the key question. host: let us pose that question to you, what should the strategy be going forward? guest: i think we have a strategy that is unrealistic right now. i think it is two heavily dependent
c-span of video library, washington your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: our guest is congressman mike coffman, republican of colorado and member of the armed services committee here to talk about afghanistan. in "the post" a preview the president's report and they say were review site strides, less confident and afghan governments. what you looking for? guest: where we are at right now -- real concerns that we in fact -- we are making progress on the...
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the washington -- "the washington times" ways in this morning. they say -- "this is now the president's gimmick." host: "usa today" says that the tax bill shows that the party can compromise. negotiated between the white house, democrats, and congressional republicans. republican line, you are next. good morning. you are on the air. caller: i am calling because i have a complaint against how you except your calls. now, do not cut me off. you never cut of democrats. you always let them rattle on and on. i sit here every morning and i cannot take it anymore. i have made notes of how many calls get through from republicans and how many democrats. you have republicans up there. each month you have republicans on the top. then the next month you have the democrats on the top. but you never start out with their republican caller. it is always the democrats. democrats have taken over this station. i have been a fan of the c-span audience for a long time. it is discouraging to me how the democrats are all getting in and complaining against my party. nobo
the washington -- "the washington times" ways in this morning. they say -- "this is now the president's gimmick." host: "usa today" says that the tax bill shows that the party can compromise. negotiated between the white house, democrats, and congressional republicans. republican line, you are next. good morning. you are on the air. caller: i am calling because i have a complaint against how you except your calls. now, do not cut me off. you never cut of democrats....
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it is amazing if he spent too much time in washington heights think the whole world operates like washington. it is different. what we heard people saying at these meetings is that you don't feel like you have a voice anymore in washington. if philip there are partisan voices on both sides of the aisle -- you feel like there are partisan voices on both sides of the aisle. people get punished for good behavior. we know there were partisan times before. we got a lot done by not questioning each other's motives. we do not call the other people the enemy. we did not call them names. when you have a system in which we have today we're literally members of the opposite party never even talk to each other, they do not have lunch together. they never see each other and go home. when you have a system like that, it paralyzes the ability to get together and forge a consensus. consensus is when we come together and recognize we have differences, build on those differences, and create a pathway for. these are all volunteers here. we care passionately about the problems that we see. we know it will take
it is amazing if he spent too much time in washington heights think the whole world operates like washington. it is different. what we heard people saying at these meetings is that you don't feel like you have a voice anymore in washington. if philip there are partisan voices on both sides of the aisle -- you feel like there are partisan voices on both sides of the aisle. people get punished for good behavior. we know there were partisan times before. we got a lot done by not questioning each...
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the gentleman from washington. mr. mcdermott: i yield three minutes to the the gentleman from north carolina, mr. etheridge. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. etheridge: permission to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. etheridge: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i want to thank the chairman of the committee and ranking member for their work and the committee's work in really bringing the omnibus trade act of 2010 to the floor. this is an important piece of legislation. it really is about jobs, as you have already heard at a time when unemployment rate remains unseptemberbly high and stubborn in a lot of places across this country a workers will get retraining. we forget about people losing jobs and long-term unemployed and the issues surrounding training for new opportunities. in my home state of north carolina, the manufacturers and manufacturers across the country, they are the ones who are going to deliver our economic growth
the gentleman from washington. mr. mcdermott: i yield three minutes to the the gentleman from north carolina, mr. etheridge. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. etheridge: permission to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. etheridge: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i want to thank the chairman of the committee and ranking member for their work and the committee's work in really bringing the omnibus trade act...
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we begin their with washington journal -- there with "washington journal." mitch mcconnell talks about why he is voting no. >> those senators should be forced -- no senator should be forced to make a decision like this so they can tick of an item on a checklist before the end of the year. it is apparent why the administration wants to rush this treaty. it is in this context that we discover another important reason to oppose it. i am referring, of course, to the administration's pattern of rushing to policy judgment and then subsequently studying the problem that the policy decision was intended to address -- a pattern that has created more problems and complications then we started out with -- than we started out with. host: senator john kerry, also on the floor yesterday, talked about the debate so far on this s.t.a.r.t. treaty with past treaties. >> when they passed the first s.t.a.r.t. treaty in five days -- we are now passing more time on the street and we did on the for more complicated treaty at a far more complicated time. the fact is that, if we go
we begin their with washington journal -- there with "washington journal." mitch mcconnell talks about why he is voting no. >> those senators should be forced -- no senator should be forced to make a decision like this so they can tick of an item on a checklist before the end of the year. it is apparent why the administration wants to rush this treaty. it is in this context that we discover another important reason to oppose it. i am referring, of course, to the administration's...
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that may have been saturday afternoon here in washington d.c.. today, the president's commission on the deficit is set to vote on the plan. we begin today with the details that were released this week on the aid programs that it gave during the height of the financial crisis. this all came out of the bernie sanders amendment of the financial reform bill debate. we learned who received money from the fed during the financial crisis the phone numbers are on the screen. good friday to you. our topic today is on the details that we are now learning of the extent of the aid that the federal reserve gave to other banks, financial firms, and in some cases to private industry and also to foreign banks. joining us on the phone is school chant, washington correspondent for the "new york times." could morning, thanks for being with us. are you there? i cannot hear on the line. let's go through some more details while we are getting in connected with us this morning. a second story on the -- called "cross-section of the rich with the fed." also to get you st
that may have been saturday afternoon here in washington d.c.. today, the president's commission on the deficit is set to vote on the plan. we begin today with the details that were released this week on the aid programs that it gave during the height of the financial crisis. this all came out of the bernie sanders amendment of the financial reform bill debate. we learned who received money from the fed during the financial crisis the phone numbers are on the screen. good friday to you. our...
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in washington d.c. defense secretary gates, joint chiefs mike mullen, and the co authors backing the appeal of don't ask, don't tell, are testifying before the armed services committee. and on friday, the committee will hear from the top brass of the army, navy, air force and marines. once the services committee hearings are over, the spotlight. -- returns to senate majority leader harry reid who will decide how the issue will move forward. it is under way live on c-span3 television and c-span radio will join it in a moment. california congresswoman under investigation by the house ethics committee tore into the committee yesterday, demanding to know why it secretly put two investigators working on her case on administrative leave on the same day it announced a postponement of the hearing. the committee's job be the chief counsel and lead attorney in this case -- deputy chief counsel and lead attorney in this case against maxine waters and another member were put on leave 10 days before the scheduled he
in washington d.c. defense secretary gates, joint chiefs mike mullen, and the co authors backing the appeal of don't ask, don't tell, are testifying before the armed services committee. and on friday, the committee will hear from the top brass of the army, navy, air force and marines. once the services committee hearings are over, the spotlight. -- returns to senate majority leader harry reid who will decide how the issue will move forward. it is under way live on c-span3 television and c-span...
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it is washington your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: stored baker, former assistant homeless security secretary -- stewrt baker. the washington post has a piece on monitoring of america. local agencies collecting and sharing information about their own citizens. we have been talking about this this morning. what is the relationship you are seeing between what the federal government does and what local community groups can contribute to national security? guest: the principal thing the federal government has done is provide funds for investigative activity, a gathering of information, and buying equipment. that is pretty much what we have seen but also an effort to keep track of suspicious activity, to say here is somebody who was taking a lot of picture of the underside of a bridge, we should take a look at that person financing whether he is suspicious or whether to back this is somebody likes taking pictures of the underside of a bridge. host: when someone sees suspicious activity they have concern about something happening in t
it is washington your way. >> "washington journal" continues. host: stored baker, former assistant homeless security secretary -- stewrt baker. the washington post has a piece on monitoring of america. local agencies collecting and sharing information about their own citizens. we have been talking about this this morning. what is the relationship you are seeing between what the federal government does and what local community groups can contribute to national security? guest:...
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"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ ♪ in the news at this hour, the founder of wikileaks has been arrested on a warrant. today is the 69th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor in hawaii. and the tax-cut deal is making news all over the place. obama sent biden to capitol hill today to sell the tax deal to angry democrats. we want to get your reaction to what we heard the president announced last night. front-page news, everywhere we are looking this morning, "philadelphia inquirer" here is the headline. they are stressing that democrats are not happy about all of this. here is the front page of the "washington times" this morning. and in the "new york post", here was the headline with the big question mark. let us get to some of the details. if you have not caught up on this, the agreement -- that the president reached with republicans is a tax cut with everyone for a couple of more years. it will e
"washington journal" is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] ♪ ♪ in the news at this hour, the founder of wikileaks has been arrested on a warrant. today is the 69th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor in hawaii. and the tax-cut deal is making news all over the place. obama sent biden to capitol hill today to sell the tax deal to angry democrats. we want to get your reaction to what we heard...
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"washington journal" is next. . . richard: other people talking about how funding will be done over congress and big ticket items. you have a chance to weigh in on that. the battle over spending has bee gun. pick the line that best represents you and start calling in. emails are welcome as well host: here is the headlines i was talking about this morning. the death of the spending bill was a set back for the white house. host: so there it is. specifically when it comes to spending and the spending bill, this is the editors of the wall street journal. they say as for the demise of the $1.1 trillion spending bill, do you believe in miracles? the credit goes to senate leader making the political stakes. the gop senators who change their mind watching for the discovery of the physical principle. there you go. the idea of what is happening. number also be on the screen as you watch this. if you want to participate on ip put this morning. host: no stranger to these issues, ron paul. here is what he had to say. >> i want the
"washington journal" is next. . . richard: other people talking about how funding will be done over congress and big ticket items. you have a chance to weigh in on that. the battle over spending has bee gun. pick the line that best represents you and start calling in. emails are welcome as well host: here is the headlines i was talking about this morning. the death of the spending bill was a set back for the white house. host: so there it is. specifically when it comes to spending and...
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those states gaining seats include arizona, florida, georgia, nevada, south carolina, texas, utah, and washington. as you can see on the graphic. those losing seats are illinois, iowa, louisiana, massachusetts, michigan, missouri, new jersey, new york, ohio, and pennsylvania. for 32 states, there is no change. texas gained the most seats this decade, a total four, and indeed has gained seats for seven consecutive decades. the next graphic shows the national staff shot of the 2010 census apportionment of the u.s. house of representatives. california will have 53 seats. texas will have 36. new york and florida will each have 27. seven states will have only one representative. the average population size of each house district will be 710,767 persons, and this is up from 646,952 at this time in 2000. i might note that in 1790, each representative represented 34,000 people overall. population change. over the last 100 years, the rate of growth of the u.s. population has gradually slowed, and this is as you can see from the red line on this graphic. there are two notable decades here. between 1930-194
those states gaining seats include arizona, florida, georgia, nevada, south carolina, texas, utah, and washington. as you can see on the graphic. those losing seats are illinois, iowa, louisiana, massachusetts, michigan, missouri, new jersey, new york, ohio, and pennsylvania. for 32 states, there is no change. texas gained the most seats this decade, a total four, and indeed has gained seats for seven consecutive decades. the next graphic shows the national staff shot of the 2010 census...
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function becomes less a washington, d.c. unique function but more a shared function across the united states. it means that we have been transforming our knowledge and our basis so that frontline enforcement and security personnel can work in partnership with members of the community to protect critical infrastructure from violence, including terrorism-related violence. that means being more closely knit together in terms of identifying what that critical infrastructure is, where it is, how it is being protected now, what are some of the ways it needs to be protected, and making sure that everyone has access to those kinds of resources, that kind of granular, on-the-ground knowledge. and that you and your colleagues across the country, in fusion centers, at our borders, in major cities, and rural communities alike are all recognized as an essential part of our homeland security architecture. homeland security begins with hometown security. and that means that when we think about the threats we are facing and where they are s
function becomes less a washington, d.c. unique function but more a shared function across the united states. it means that we have been transforming our knowledge and our basis so that frontline enforcement and security personnel can work in partnership with members of the community to protect critical infrastructure from violence, including terrorism-related violence. that means being more closely knit together in terms of identifying what that critical infrastructure is, where it is, how it...
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"the washington times." this is the house panel on global warming about to go away. some of the politics news. senator chuck schumer, democrat of new york, wants to make it illegal for anyone to distribute or record images produced by full body scanners on airports. this is from "the washington post." and on the front page, they took -- take a look at how house rookies are coming into office. it talks about how they are going to get to do what politicians long have had to do -- fundraiser and meet the pavement -- beat the payment even if they come from a tea party philosophy. how dozens have held a reception at bistros and town houses, taking money from k street lobbyists and other power brokers within days of their victories. newly elected house members have raised about $2 million since their election. that coming to us from "the washington post." let us get back to mary, democrats' line. at little rock, arkansas. do you think this potential deal, extending the bush era tax cut all across the board for a c
"the washington times." this is the house panel on global warming about to go away. some of the politics news. senator chuck schumer, democrat of new york, wants to make it illegal for anyone to distribute or record images produced by full body scanners on airports. this is from "the washington post." and on the front page, they took -- take a look at how house rookies are coming into office. it talks about how they are going to get to do what politicians long have had to do...
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here is "the washington post." it says -- host: the senate is hoping to complete the tax bill on tuesday. fresno, jeff, independent line. go ahead. caller: i always felt that both parties have their points of view, and i always wished that when one party was in power that they could pass some of their points of view that i actually agree with and when the other party is in power that they can pass some of their points of view. an example. i believe we do need some type of health care and i do believe we need probably more green jobs, but on the other token i believe that immigration should be stronger than it is. so, i believe both parties have their ideas and i wish they could govern that way. i am not sure if that is moderate or not. host: seattle, washington. david, democrats' line. caller: let me put of luck -- put it like this. when george bush was running the country for that eight years he was not a moderate and was a conservative and basically ran the country into the ground. we elected barack obama specifi
here is "the washington post." it says -- host: the senate is hoping to complete the tax bill on tuesday. fresno, jeff, independent line. go ahead. caller: i always felt that both parties have their points of view, and i always wished that when one party was in power that they could pass some of their points of view that i actually agree with and when the other party is in power that they can pass some of their points of view. an example. i believe we do need some type of health care...
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it is washington, your way. washington your way. in about 45 minutes, the census bureau director, the president of the alzheimer's foundation of america, and a look at the economic forecast with an economist with the international council of stopping centers -- council of shopping centers. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] host: majority leader harry reid, "washington post" and "bloomberg news" declared it one of the most productive in decades. we will look at the 111 congress and what it produced and what it didn't do as well. what do you think? is the 111 congress the most productive in a long time? what do you think about the past two years in congress? you can also send us a tweet or an e-mail. here is bloomberg news from yesterday. no congress since the 1960's makes as much law affecting the most americans as the 111. how ever history judges the 535 men and women and the house and senate, but thing is certain -- the 111 congress made more law affect
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you are on the "washington journal." caller: good morning. on the arms treaty, there are doing it on the lame-duck session. never done that before. first, why are they doing that? second of all, we know pretty much how much nuclear weapons russia has. depending on what they have, we should be building defense. in the treaty, it says we cannot build up to a stage four defense. guest: ok, thank you. treaties have been approved in lame duck before an important pieces of legislation have been passed before. you are right. it is somewhat unusual. the reason for this is because of the delays built into the process at the request of the republican minority in the senate. first, they did not want to rush the treaty considerations. they asked that a vote not be taken before the august recess. the democratic chairman agreed to delay it. they did not want to vote in september or october because they said it would politicize it before the election. they agreed to delay it. they set it up to do it during the lane duck, and then there
you are on the "washington journal." caller: good morning. on the arms treaty, there are doing it on the lame-duck session. never done that before. first, why are they doing that? second of all, we know pretty much how much nuclear weapons russia has. depending on what they have, we should be building defense. in the treaty, it says we cannot build up to a stage four defense. guest: ok, thank you. treaties have been approved in lame duck before an important pieces of legislation have...
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in 1991, i arrived in washington, d.c. to be the executive director of the national republican congressional committee. i have been here a few weeks and i get a message to see my friend, the conference chairman. i have only been here a month and had the opportunity to offend one of the most powerful members in congress. i brought a staff member with me and maybe he could handle the problems and we chatted a minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. . mr. lewis: i yield an additional minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cole: he said i want to get to know you because i heard a couple of things. he has been kind and generous to me. and frankly, i have watched him define what a member and an prapetor ought to be year in and year out in the minority and majority. he served this body with incredible class and professionalism every single day. and i would be remiss not to talk about my chairman as well. i heard about chairman obey from my old boss. and mr. edwa
in 1991, i arrived in washington, d.c. to be the executive director of the national republican congressional committee. i have been here a few weeks and i get a message to see my friend, the conference chairman. i have only been here a month and had the opportunity to offend one of the most powerful members in congress. i brought a staff member with me and maybe he could handle the problems and we chatted a minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. . mr. lewis: i yield...
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"washington journal" is live on washington -- on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> students, parents, and teachers, what this studentcam competition injury a week away, we are offering their seminars with between 8:00 p.m. -- 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. eastern. document redentcam competition is open to middle and high school students. the deadline is january 20. for more affirmation, go to studentcam.org. >> according to the national institute on drug abuse, the debate on legalizing marijuana has had considerable fate on young people's view of the drug. marijuana use among adolescents continues to increase. this is about an hour. >> good morning. thank you for greater in the snow to come here this morning, or the ice, or water for you were faced with. i am the communique said she'd for the institute -- chief. thank you for coming. the monitoring the future survey is in its 36 the year, and once again, it was conducted by our colleagues at the university of michigan. overall, there were 46,482 students from 396 public and private schools in the eighth, 10th,
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but once again, not every idea has to germinate in washington. not every concept has to be authorized, funded and regulated in this particular body. i plead the 10th amendment. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, rosa delauro. i thank her publicly for all of her work on this legislation and on behalf of our children. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. delauro: i thank the gentleman from california. i thank him for his entire career as a member of this house of representatives and in the past for being a leading champion on what happened to our kids, their well-being, their nutrition and their best interest. and this bill is another example of his commitment to that effort. the hunger-free kids act represents an overdue, a much-needed recommitment to the health and the well-being of our schoolchildren. our kids today are threatened by a growing obesity epidemic. far too many kids ar
but once again, not every idea has to germinate in washington. not every concept has to be authorized, funded and regulated in this particular body. i plead the 10th amendment. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: i yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, rosa delauro. i thank her publicly for all of her work on this legislation and on behalf of our children. the speaker pro tempore: the...
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washington cannot solve all the problems. i know you want people to come on the air and say that happy days are here again. when i look at debt, that giant sucking sound of finances, it is tragic that we have record unemployment at a time when we also have a record deficit and a record debt. we are a global economy and that will not change. we will continue to buy from china and india if they can sell to us for less. items are going to be cheaper across the globe. how do you make america more competitive? one of the projects i have enjoyed the most is education. i think the focal point, to me, in 2011, a plan to do a lot of work on education issues. if we can hold educators accountable, if we can demand discipline among students, if we can reward those who do better and still help those at the bottom come up, we can make such a difference. if our school system continues to fail our kids, i cannot find students to work for me because they cannot write well enough. it may not even be their fault, but something went wrong. i thi
washington cannot solve all the problems. i know you want people to come on the air and say that happy days are here again. when i look at debt, that giant sucking sound of finances, it is tragic that we have record unemployment at a time when we also have a record deficit and a record debt. we are a global economy and that will not change. we will continue to buy from china and india if they can sell to us for less. items are going to be cheaper across the globe. how do you make america more...
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it is washington your way. >> a discussion now on the state of the u.s. home mortgage market posted by the new america foundation. will talk about efforts to regulate the home mortgage industry. welcome everybody. thank you for letting us to this event here today. a special thank you to brie kramer. it could not have gone on without him. the assets program has a lot of great material archived on its website that you should really check out. here today to talk about the mortgage mess, which is tough to define, but it is a return to form. when the financial crisis happened, we must immediately got distracted by what was going on on wall street. the last two years, we have seen a big financial reform effort. but there has not been a ton of attention or enough attention devoted to what is happening on the ground with homeowners, troubled borrowers were facing a huge foreclosure crisis. those problems have not gone away in the intervening two years. one in four is under water. as many as 11 million more foreclosures will come before 2012. we have already seen
it is washington your way. >> a discussion now on the state of the u.s. home mortgage market posted by the new america foundation. will talk about efforts to regulate the home mortgage industry. welcome everybody. thank you for letting us to this event here today. a special thank you to brie kramer. it could not have gone on without him. the assets program has a lot of great material archived on its website that you should really check out. here today to talk about the mortgage mess,...
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in the end, -- when i am in washington, i see washington media, i listen to washington radio, but i do not represent washington, and i do not think my constituents want me to represent washington. i cannot represent them if i am never home. i think we need bigger breaks. when we are in washington, the there for longer periods of time, more time to get stuff done, but then have more full weeks where we are back in the districts to talk to our constituents, listen to our constituents, and remember that is where we live. otherwise, we will not represent where we come from. host: next phone call from st. charles, missouri. democrat line. caller: you seem like a nice man but i have a problem with your party. it seems you all are not interested in governing, only turning it over to the private sector. they want everything in private hands, medicaid, medicare advantage. it costs them another 17% for them to administer the program. if the republicans were interested in lowering the deficit, they would eliminate tax cuts for the rich. over $700 billion, which we borrowed from china, is the cost
in the end, -- when i am in washington, i see washington media, i listen to washington radio, but i do not represent washington, and i do not think my constituents want me to represent washington. i cannot represent them if i am never home. i think we need bigger breaks. when we are in washington, the there for longer periods of time, more time to get stuff done, but then have more full weeks where we are back in the districts to talk to our constituents, listen to our constituents, and...
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at the washington finals in washington, d.c., ed fullner, who is now head of the heritage foundation, was one of the individuals who interviewed me. you had very staunch democrats and also very staunch conservative republicans. but they were interested then and now not in your political views so much as they were interested in your vision for america and where you had been and even more importantly where you might go in the future. most fellows are in their late 20's to mid 30's. some are as old as their mid 40's. you serve for one year for one of the senior officials in the white house or the office of the vice president or a cabinet secretary. it's a very diverse experience. you have real work to do, as has been pointed out, you are paid at the g.s. schedule 14. but you also develop a friendship with your fellows and you have what's called an educational program where you meet with officials of that administration but also leaders in the country. we met my fellowship year with, of course, the president, the vice president, all the cabinet secretaries, but we also met with tip o'neil
at the washington finals in washington, d.c., ed fullner, who is now head of the heritage foundation, was one of the individuals who interviewed me. you had very staunch democrats and also very staunch conservative republicans. but they were interested then and now not in your political views so much as they were interested in your vision for america and where you had been and even more importantly where you might go in the future. most fellows are in their late 20's to mid 30's. some are as...
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i do remember a conversation in the treasury in washington about growth in the future. larry summers was there and tim geithner and ebert talking about the profits in the economy. if it is one. north, that is not going to be so bad. everybody looked at me and said, one. north? i was teased and immersed -- i was teased mercilessly. >> the impact of going to oxford? >> it is one of the better known colleges in oxford and it is well known for being a place for people study politics, philosophy, and economics. it tells you something about the u.k. that everyone has done the same courses. i had a great time there. it has a tradition of being very politically focused. it produced a lot of prime ministers. a lot of the rhodes scholars used to choose -- we had a lot of interesting u.s. and canadian graduate student there who are now doing exciting things. one of them is the canadian ambassador in afghanistan. >> harvard -- how long were you there? >> i was there for two years. having had a bit of time out, ended up doing not the government department. i changed to the kennedy s
i do remember a conversation in the treasury in washington about growth in the future. larry summers was there and tim geithner and ebert talking about the profits in the economy. if it is one. north, that is not going to be so bad. everybody looked at me and said, one. north? i was teased and immersed -- i was teased mercilessly. >> the impact of going to oxford? >> it is one of the better known colleges in oxford and it is well known for being a place for people study politics,...
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paychecks and jobs will burn while washington fiddles. if that's your stance, then i ask, what better deal could we get? people talk about making tax rates permanent. that's something i support. that's something every republican in this house supports. but how does waiting until january, february, march, april, or may make that a reality. hoe the senate voted yesterday on the demint amendment which would have made the rates permanent and it failed 37-63. last time i looked, we didn't pick up 23 states in the -- seats in the united states senate and the president has flatly refused to sign such legislation into law. so tell me, how do we get a better deal by waiting? it makes no sense to gamble with the american people's jobs and the very paychecks they are rely on to put food on the table and keep the house warm this winter. americans are suffering through the deepest and longest recession since the great depression. this is not a time for political speeches or electoral posturing. this is a time to act responsibly, to do what is right an
paychecks and jobs will burn while washington fiddles. if that's your stance, then i ask, what better deal could we get? people talk about making tax rates permanent. that's something i support. that's something every republican in this house supports. but how does waiting until january, february, march, april, or may make that a reality. hoe the senate voted yesterday on the demint amendment which would have made the rates permanent and it failed 37-63. last time i looked, we didn't pick up 23...